Best List of Fat Burning Foods for Weight Loss Fat Burning Basics If you’re overweight, you are not a bad person. You’re simply overweight. But it’s important to lose the extra pounds so you’ll look good, feel healthier and develop a sense of pride and self-esteem. Once you’ve lost the fat, you’ll need to maintain…

Understanding Post-Workout Muscle Soreness Part 1 Why does post-workout soreness occur? People who lift weights on a regular basis know the feeling well. The pain often manifests twelve to twenty four hours after a heavy or intense workout. It affects all or nearly all of the major muscle regions that were used…

Thinking Like a Pro: Smart Gym Moves Part 1 Why are so many people attracted to bodybuilding? Since Arnold Schwarzenegger and countless other Mr. Olympias in the United States began dominating the modern bodybuilding scene, it’s not surprising that countless would-be bodybuilders are flocking the nation’s gyms in search for bodybuilding gold.…

The Ideal Muscular Body Part 1: Structure and Form What are the ideal characteristics of a bodybuilder’s body? People go into bodybuilding for different reasons. Some engage in weightlifting exercises to lose weight and build muscle mass to improve their looks. Others engage in bodybuilding to strengthen weak muscles and joints,…

Powering Through Sets Part 1: The Basics What do you need to know about sets and reps? In our previous series, we took an in-depth look at what makes the perfect repetition. We discovered that there are specific rep scales a bodybuilder can use to achieve specific goals. Ultimately, it would be…

Matters of Resistance Part 1: Essential Bodybuilding Tips What is intensity and how does it contribute to a bodybuilder’s progress? The intensity of a weightlifting exercise is determined primarily by the resistance being used by the bodybuilder. Resistance, or the weight of the plates themselves, has a marked effect on the bodybuilder’s…

Mastering Workouts, Rest and Recovery How can you transform your workouts into pro-level, muscle-building sessions? Let’s face it: we aren’t always confident about our workouts. There is always a seed of doubt buried in the midst of our exertions and that seed grows into a forest of anxieties when we see how well…

Genes & Bodybuilding How does your DNA affect your performance as a bodybuilder? Your own DNA is definitely a big factor when it comes to determining your natural performance and the results that you can expect to receive with specific exercises. Of course, we can’t do anything about your own genes. What we…

Demystifying Repetitions in Bodybuilding Workouts, Part 1: Rep Scales How can you perform the best repetitions while working out? A repetition or “rep” is the act of performing a specific movement that satisfies the completion of a single “unit” of exercise. For example, a bodybuilder performs one repetition of a dumbbell curl when he is…

Breaking Down All The Muscle Building Myths What are the pervasive myths of modern bodybuilding? Part 1 Modern bodybuilding, just like any other sport, is mired by widespread misinformation or “myths” that can discourage a budding bodybuilder from pursuing his muscle-bound dreams. If you are a beginner or if you’re thinking of…